LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Several Las Vegas businesses have announced their one-day closure and general strike against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minneapolis.
Around 10 Las Vegas businesses posted on social media in support of the immigrant community and a stand against ICE operations nationwide. Some businesses said they are receiving aggressive phone calls in reaction amid customer orders and calls of support.
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“We just want everyone to know we are standing in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and everyone who has been brutalized by ICE,” Dani White, a Yukon Pizza co-owner, said. “ICE has been brutalizing our communities for a long time, but obviously we’ve seen things were getting worse and more out front.”
White said she wanted to help bring attention to the general strike and exercise their First Amendment right.
Several calls came into the pizza restaurant during business hours, some leaving aggressive messages for staff, one worker responding with a message of support for the immigrant community and adding, “And what is your order?”
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The list of Las Vegas businesses closing Friday includes Yukon Pizza, Mojave Bloom Nursery, , Venila Creamery, Frescas Skate Shop, Afterlife Boba, A 90’s Kind of Vintage, Tofu Tees, Mojave Bloom Nursery, and LV Plant Collective.
“It’s not political, but it’s about humans being affected,” Carissa Beasley, owner of LV Plant Collective said. “And I see it within our community. I’ve seen friends be affected. I’ve seen close people that I know be affected. But you shouldn’t have to know somebody to be able to be affected by what’s being affected by other people as well. So it’s a huge issue happening.”…